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• Gilgeous-Alexander scores 40 as Thunder top Suns 124-120 - Lethbridge News Now

  19-03-2023 23:48 via news.google.com
  
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• Suspect sought in CIBC Lethbridge bank robbery | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  19-03-2023 23:44 via news.google.com
  
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• Armed robbery suspect sought by Lethbridge police

  19-03-2023 23:44
  
  Police in Lethbridge are asking for the public's help identifying a male connected with an armed robbery at a northside bank. On Friday around 4:30 p.m., an unknown male entered the CIBC along the 500 block of 13 Street North and demanded money while holding a handgun, police say. Officers describe the suspect as a heavier-set male, approximately 5'8" (1.73 metres) to 5'10" (1.78 metres) tall, and wore a blue medical mask, black sunglasses and dark green hoodie pulled over his head. Anyone with
  
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• Lethbridge Police search for armed robbery suspect - My Lethbridge Now

  19-03-2023 23:16 via news.google.com
  
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• Autopsies on fallen EPS constables completed, funeral details to come

  19-03-2023 23:11
  Autopsies confirmed gunshot wounds as the cause of death for two constables responding to a domestic dispute Thursday, the Edmonton Police Service says. In an update Sunday, EPS confirmed the medical examiner completed autopsies on constables Brett Ryan, 30, and Travis Jordan, 35. "In both cases the cause of death was confirmed to be gunshot wounds with the manner of death being homicide," police said in a statement Sunday. Around 12:47 a.m. Thursday, the pair of officers responded to reports of
  
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• Autopsies on fallen Edmonton police constables completed, funeral details to come

  19-03-2023 23:11
  
  Autopsies confirmed gunshot wounds as the cause of death for two constables responding to a domestic dispute Thursday, the Edmonton Police Service says. In an update Sunday, EPS confirmed the medical examiner completed autopsies on constables Brett Ryan, 30, and Travis Jordan, 35. "In both cases the cause of death was confirmed to be gunshot wounds with the manner of death being homicide," police said in a statement Sunday. Around 12:47 a.m. Thursday, the pair of officers responded to reports of
  
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• EPS officers deaths deemed ‘homicides’ by medical examiner

  19-03-2023 22:51 via globalnews.ca
  
  Individual autopsies performed for Const. Brett Ryan and Const. Travis Jordan led the medical examiner to call death by gunshots 'homicide' in both cases.
  
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• Wild West Baton twirling competition takes over Calgary

  19-03-2023 22:48
  
  Around 120 baton twirling athletes competed in the Wild West Competition and regional championships in Calgary this weekend. Athletes aged five to 23 took to the Genesis Centre gym floor looking to impress the judges with their skill, tricks and presentation. “For me as an athlete, it's really about getting my routines on the floor,” said Paige Epp. “This is my second competition of the season, so I was really looking for my personal best and still working to perfect my routine
  
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• ‘It could collapse at any time’: Earthquake survivors desperate to leave Syria, join family in Calgary

  19-03-2023 22:47 via globalnews.ca
  
  A Calgary refugee advocate says the federal government needs to do more to help people impacted by years of civil year and now an earthquake in Syria and Turkey.   
  
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• Petition seeks Last of Us star Pedro Pascal named Calgary Stampede parade marshal

  19-03-2023 22:35
  
  When winter is over - and it has to be, doesn't it? - Calgarians turn their attention to other things, such as who they would like to see as the Calgary Stampede parade marshal. The early leader in the clubhouse, fresh off his starring role in HBO's shot-in-Alberta global smash hit The Last of Us, is Pedro Pascal. A petition that was launched on Change.org five days ago wants Pascal named parade marshal has already garnered over 4,000 signatures. Pascal, who also stars in the Disney hit The Mand
  
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• Petition seeks Last of Us star Pedro Pascal as Calgary Stampede parade marshal

  19-03-2023 22:35
  
  When winter is over - and it has to be, doesn't it? - Calgarians turn their attention to other things, such as who they would like to see as the Calgary Stampede parade marshal. The early leader in the clubhouse, fresh off his starring role in HBO's shot-in-Alberta global smash hit The Last of Us, is Pedro Pascal. A petition that was launched on Change.org five days ago wants Pascal named parade marshal has already garnered over 4,000 signatures. Pascal, who also stars in the Disney hit The Mand
  
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• Calgary bottle depot Vecova recognized by province on Global Recycling Day

  19-03-2023 21:48
  
  It was Global Recycling Day Saturday and a local organization was recognized for its work diverting material from the landfill. Vecova was the latest recipient of the Alberta Bottle Depot Association's Applaud a Depot program. The organization helps divert over 800,000 kilograms of cans and bottles from Calgary's landfills each year. Vecova was also recognized as a supportive and inclusive workforce. "We were nominated by one of our consumers," said Vecova CEO David Snyder, "who basically comes
  
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• Fundraiser for autistic children helps fill funding gap

  19-03-2023 21:33
  
  A fundraising gala Saturday raised money for students with autism. CTV Calgary's Tara Nelson was the emcee for the 26th annual Janus Academy Fundraiser at Grey Eagle Casino. Organizers said there is a gap between its students' needs and the government funding available to meet them – so Saturday's event helped fill that gap. "Children with exceptionalities that are neurodiverse need a little bit of extra," said Janus Academy vice-chair Serbejit Massey. "They need higher student teacher rat
  
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• Perez holds off Verstappen's charge to win Saudi Arabian GP - Lethbridge News Now

  19-03-2023 20:51 via news.google.com
  
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• Jasper opens backcountry camping reservations Monday

  19-03-2023 20:45 via globalnews.ca
  
  The overhauled Parks Canada reservation system will open up at 8 a.m. Monday to those looking to camp in Jasper's backcountry this spring and summer.
  
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• 9-year-old Alberta girl faces rare form of eye cancer

  19-03-2023 19:57 via globalnews.ca
  
  In December, Shanelle Meneen was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer not often seen in such a young patient. She will travel to Florida in a couple of months for more treatment.
  
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• Astros' Jose Altuve has broken right thumb, needs surgery - Lethbridge News Now

  19-03-2023 18:52 via news.google.com
  
  Astros' Jose Altuve has broken right thumb, needs surgery  Lethbridge News Now
  
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• Free taxes offered for new immigrants, seniors, low-income Calgarians

  19-03-2023 18:40
  
  With the weeks counting down to file tax returns, a group in Calgary offered to help some people file theirs for free. Seniors, new immigrants, the disabled and low-income Calgary families could make appointments to get help filing their taxes at the Genesis Centre in northeast Calgary Saturday afternoon. Love with Humanity Association has offered the services for several years now, in order to help members of the community. "(We are) very happy today," Syed Hassan, from Love with Humanity Assoc
  
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• Free tax return services offered for new immigrants, seniors, low-income Calgarians

  19-03-2023 18:40
  
  With the weeks counting down to file tax returns, a group in Calgary offered to help some people file theirs for free. Seniors, new immigrants, the disabled and low-income Calgary families could make appointments to get help filing their taxes at the Genesis Centre in northeast Calgary Saturday afternoon. Love with Humanity Association has offered the services for several years now, in order to help members of the community. "(We are) very happy today," Syed Hassan, from Love with Humanity Assoc
  
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• Canada's Thenault and Nadeau take bronze in World Cup aerials ... - Lethbridge News Now

  19-03-2023 17:53 via news.google.com
  
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• Pepper-grinder move unwelcome in Japan high school tourney - Lethbridge News Now

  19-03-2023 17:52 via news.google.com
  
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• Lethbridge Hurricanes defeat Edmonton Oil Kings | CTV News - CTV News Calgary

  19-03-2023 17:43 via news.google.com
  
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• Hurricanes defeat Oil Kings 6-1 in Edmonton

  19-03-2023 17:43
  
  The Hurricanes made it a winning weekend, defeating the Oil Kings 6-1 Saturday in a game played at Rogers Place arena in Edmonton. It was the Hurricanes' second straight win this weekend, following a 6-4 win over the Hitmen Friday night in Lethbridge. Tyson Laventure, Cole Shepard, Noah Chadwick, Miguel Marques, Blake Swetlikoff, Logan Wormald and Nolan Bentham scored for Lethbridge.Zimmer spins, Laventure tips, the @WHLHurricanes lead. pic.twitter.com/Sybi0iuxd3 — The WHL (@TheWHL) March
  
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• Six-game winning streak comes to an end for Wranglers in shootout loss to Tucson

  19-03-2023 17:25
  
  The Wranglers' six-game winning streak ended Saturday in a3-2 shootout defeat to the Roadrunners in a game played in Tucson, Az. Adam Klapka and Matthew Phillips, with less than 30 seconds left in the third, scored for the Wranglers. Clutch Philly! pic.twitter.com/5clWoQup6B — Calgary Wranglers (@AHLWranglers) March 19, 2023Oscar Dansk stopped 22 shots in goal for Calgary. Hudson Elynuik and Colin Theisen scored in regulation for Tucson, and Nathan Smith scored the shootout winner for the
  
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• Hitmen inch close to playoff spot with shutout win over Tigers in Medicine Hat

  19-03-2023 16:34
  
  With their playoff positioning hanging by a thread, the Calgary Hitmen got a big performance Saturday from goaltender Brayden Peters en route to a 2-0 victory over the Tigers in Medicine Hat. Peters stopped 23 shots, picking up his third shutout of the season, as the Hitmen outshot Medicine Hat 31-23. Carter Yakemchuk and Sean Tschigerl scored for the Hitmen. With four games left in the regular season, the Hitmen trail Medicine Hat by one point for seventh place in the Eastern Conference standin
  
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• Cougars' dream run reaches U Sports women's hockey final after upsetting Carabins 3-1

  19-03-2023 15:46
  
  The Mount Royal Cougars have upgraded their expectations at the U Sports women's hockey championship in Montreal. The Cougars, seeded eighth entering the tournament, knocked off the Montreal Carabins 3-1 on Saturday to earn a berth in Sunday's championship final against the Concordia Stingers, who dumped the UBC Thunderbirds 3-1 in the evening semifinal. Morgan Ramsay, Alex Spence and Kaia Borbandy (empty-netter) scored for the Cougars, who took a 1-0 lead into the third period. Amelie Poire-Leh
  
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• Putin's world just got a lot smaller with the ICC's arrest warrant

  19-03-2023 15:25
  
  President Vladimir Putin always relished his global outings, burnishing his image as one of the big guns running the world. While the Kremlin is dissing the International Criminal Court's war crimes charges against him, inside the Kremlin walls another reality will be emerging. Putin's world just got smaller. At the Hamburg G20 in 2017 he spent hours talking alone with arguably the most powerful man in the world at that moment, former President Donald Trump. A year
  
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• Robertson scores OT winner for Dallas Stars in 6-5 win over Calgary Flames

  19-03-2023 14:54
  
  Dallas Stars forward Jason Robertson hit the 40-goal mark for a second straight season and also scored the overtime winner in a 6-5 victory over the host Calgary Flames on Saturday. Robertson scored twice to match his 41-goal output of last season. "They put me out there to try to produce," Robertson said. "A lot of guys on this team are having fantastic seasons. It kind of bleeds into my game. That success translates from our team to individuals. "We're doing really well in the standi
  
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• Pakistani police file terrorism charges against ex-PM Khan

  19-03-2023 14:36
  
  Police in the Pakistani capital filed charges Sunday against former Prime Minister Imran Khan, 17 of his aides and scores of supporters, accusing them of terrorism and several other offenses after the ousted premier's followers clashed with security forces in Islamabad the previous day. For hours on Saturday, Khan's followers clashed with police outside a court where the former prime minister was to appear in a graft case. Riot police wielded batons and fired tear gas while Khan's supporters thr
  
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• Millions of dead fish wash up amid heat wave in Australia

  19-03-2023 13:53
  
  Millions of fish have washed up dead in southeastern Australia in a die-off that authorities and scientists say is caused by depleted oxygen levels in the river after recent floods and hot weather. Residents of the Outback town of Menindee in New South Wales state complained of a terrible smell from the dead fish. "The stink was terrible. I nearly had to put a mask on," said local nature photographer Geoff Looney.Climate Barometer newsletter: Sign up to keep your finger on the climate pulse"I wa
  
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• Younger Canadians' views of our country and its institutions getting progressively worse: Nanos survey

  19-03-2023 13:00
  
  Canadians' satisfaction with Canada as a country continues to decline, especially when it comes to perceptions of our political institutions, and younger Canadians have the bleakest view of the nation out of all age groups.A new Nanos Research national survey found that about two in three Canadians (64 per cent) say they’re satisfied with Canada as a country. That's a decrease of 10 per cent compared to just two years ago, when 74 per cent of Canadians expressed satisfaction with the count
  
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• How did these companies survive the pitfalls of the pandemic pivot? - Lethbridge News Now

  19-03-2023 09:05 via news.google.com
  
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• Leerdam helps Galaxy earn 1-1 draw with Whitecaps - Lethbridge News Now

  19-03-2023 06:56 via news.google.com
  
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• HKO-WHL-Sums-Lethbridge-Edmonton - Huron Daily Tribune

  19-03-2023 04:43 via news.google.com
  
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• Treaty rights at forefront of fight against Saskatchewan First Act

  19-03-2023 01:08 via globalnews.ca
  
  Indigenous rights groups and experts across the country are saying treaty rights are under threat in Saskatchewan.
  
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• Pow wow held in honor of slain Siksika man part of Alberta reconciliation efforts

  19-03-2023 00:05 via globalnews.ca
  
  Town of Strathmore announced it is partnering with Siksika Nation to cohost the first ever Lead by Example Powwow in honour of Kakato'si Kristian Ayoungman.
  
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